1. Why did you become an ELT teacher?

1. I love teaching.
2. It enables me to experience different cultures.
3. I can’t remember.
4. I had to go abroad in a hurry.

2. How do you feel about teaching teenagers?

1. They are challenging and great fun to teach.
2. They are challenging to teach.
3. I am not very keen on them.
4. They are loathsome little sods.

3. How long do you spend preparing a class?

1. Not more than 30 minutes.
2. As long as it takes to find the book and cue the tape.
3. However long it takes.
4. Doing what?

4. What is your definition of a good teacher?

1. One who can explain the present perfect.
2. One who takes an interest in individual students.
3. One who keeps the students happy.
4. One who turns up to lessons.

5. What do you do about “slow” students?

1. Regretfully leave them behind.
2. Give them extra homework.
3. Give them special attention and praise.
4. Make fun of them in class.

6. What do you think of homework?

1. It is up to them whether they do it or not.
2. It extends the learning process outside the classroom.
3. I set it occasionally.
4. More bleeding work for the teacher.

7. How do you feel about being observed?

1. Nervous, but it is part of the job.
2. Great—it is a fresh eye on my teaching.
3. The DOS will not sack me, whatever he thinks.
4. Uh-oh.

8. What is the ideal percentage for Teacher Talking Time?

1. Realistically, around 25%.
2. Maximum 10%.
3. 75%
4. 0%

9. How do you feel about teachers’ meetings?

1. A welcome opportunity to share ideas with colleagues.
2. I don’t turn up unless I have to.
3. They enable us to sort out problems.
4. Zzzz.

10. What do you think you will be in 5 years’ time?

1. Maybe a director of studies.
2. I will have got out of ELT by then.
3. A teacher, of course!
4. Unhinged.